I only scan OBOL in my RSS reader, maybe a couple of times a week. So, i really don't know the particulars but recently there were a number of posts related to retrieving eBird data. http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=300813 Leads to a really nice piece of work by David Ellsworth. I came across it from Niels Larson who just posted it to the eBird Reviewer's Group. greg -- Avian Migration w/ PNW focus <http://birdsoverportland.wordpress.com/> Forays into the field <http://birdingfromportland.wordpress.com/>